Concord Times (Freetown)
Ibrahim Tarawallie
22 December 2008
Freetown — Board chairman of Freetown waste management company, FWMC, has said in Freetown that his company still owes the German technical cooperation (GTZ) Le 836 million.
Alhassan Kanu told journalists that: "The company is not in the position to pay what we owe GTZ because the fund is not available. The Le 836 million debt is what we inherited as a company when we started operations in February this year."
Kanu said presently the waste management system was not generating any revenue, adding that they depend on subventions from the government to manage the company.
He said the subventions they receive from government do not in any way guarantee the sustainability of the company, adding that the company would direct its efforts to other areas of revenue collection.
Deputy minister of internal affairs, local government and rural development Raymond Kabia said they have received a letter from GTZ to pay the said amount.
"We will react to the letter accordingly," he said.
FWMC's manager Tamba Charles said with support from World Bank, the company now has a total of 2000 trash cans, 200 industrial bins and 70 push carts.
He said some of the equipment have been sent to markets, industrial establishments and shop owners in an effort to increase their internal revenue collection.
"If the logistics provided by the company are judiciously utilized, the city will be clean. We now have a workforce of 579 for an effective service delivery to make the city of Freetown a clean and healthy place to live," he said.
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